Circa 300 BC Black-glazed, the body decorated in added white with wreaths on the exterior, a band of rays on the rim, and a wreath on the interior of the rim. The Daunian culture were an Italic tribe inhabiting Northern Apulia in Classical antiquity before the Greek expansion in southern Italy. Starting in the Late Bronze Age (1000 BC), a local ceramic production was developed in the region, characterized by a light-coloured purified clay and decoration with simple geometric patterns. This production continued uninterrupted until the Hellenistic age. For similar see: Christie's, December 9, 2005, lot 282. Also, April 29, 2019, lot 176. For aprehensive guide of Daunian pottery, see: De Juliis, E. M. (1977). La ceramica geometrica della Daunia. Firenze: G.C. Sansoni. Size: L:220mm / W:270mm; 1.4kg Provenance: Property of a central London Gallery; formerly in a South English estate collection; acquired in the 1990s from Andre de Munter, Brussels, Belgium; previously in an old European collection.